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United States Patent | 5,501,403 |
van Vooren | March 26, 1996 |
The invention relates to a spreading apparatus comprising a container for spreadable granular material which is provided with an outlet which is closable with a controllable metering valve and which connects to spreader members, a reservoir for liquid wetting agent whereof an outlet provided with a pump is connected via a feed conduit for wetting agent to the spreader members, wherein the feed conduit forms a siphon which extends above the filling level of the reservoir for liquid wetting agent and is provided with venting means and connects via an open feed conduit end to the spreader members, and to a distribution chamber therefor.
Inventors: | van Vooren; Cornelis B. (Almelo, NL) |
Assignee: | Schmidt Holding Europe GmbH (NL) |
Appl. No.: | 252956 |
Filed: | June 2, 1994 |
Jun 03, 1993[NL] | 9300955 |
Current U.S. Class: | 239/662; 239/674; 239/676; 239/684; 239/687; D15/13 |
Intern'l Class: | A01C 023/00 |
Field of Search: | 239/662,670,672,674,676,677,681,684,685,687,650,127,581.1 137/875,876,147,151,123,874 |
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